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MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1894.
I Oilljr, *7.0i» * Year.
| Plug It* Copy, £5 « ruts.
PRESIDENT debs
tells the story
Ha Was Subjected to Four Hours
Investigation By the Labor
Commission,
CEBS IS OPPOSED TO STRIKES
lie Spy* Poltman’s Msn Wore “"t** 1
Tii.lr Miserable Condition In
Striking-” 1 * General ViswiiN J
on Ubor questions.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—President E. V.
Debs of the American Railway Union
occupied the stand for nearly tour-houra
today before the rational strike com
mission. He advocated a co-operative
commonwealth, the abolition of tiie
wage syatem and the government own
ership of railroads. He told his side of
the strike as a connected narrative,
•which was frequently interrupted by
applause from the laboring element,
•President T. H. Morrlsey, first vice
arund master of the Order of Hallway
Trainmen and Grand Chief Clark of the
Order of Hull tray Conductors also testi
fied.
Debs was first to take the stand at
the Opening of the day’s session. He
said. In answer to a question, that he
was 31 ycUra old. and in addition to
being at the head of the American Rail
way Union was editor of the locomotive
firemen’s magaslne. He testified that
from the beginning he was opposed to
n strike und so told Vice President
Howard. He then continued:
"I twice went to George U. Pullman
end to the ’town of Pullman to thor
oughly Investigate the conditions exist
ing at the car shops. 1 found the em
ployes were not only .vot getting wages
enough to live, but were dally getting
deeper into the debt of the Pullman
company. No matter how offensive the
conditions were there the men- were
obliged to submit to them. When 1
found all these things I immediately
determined that the American Railway
Union should go to the assistance of
theee unfortunate people, and believed
that any fair board of arbitration would
have decided in favor of the employes,
and all we asked was arbitration. This
the Pullman Company arbitrarily re
fused. Not only this, but when we
asaed them to examine Into the ques
tion to see whether or not there wad
anything to arbitrate they also refused
this.
•‘Very much has been said about an
, alleged conspiracy against the rail*
1 ( routte and asratnst.hauling the mails. I
\ Araut to call the attention of this com
mission to the fact that every meeting
bf the American Railway Union wile
held wRh open doors and that repre
sentatives of the press were allowed to
be ipresunt. If there had been any'con
spiracy contemplated we ' certainly
would have been more secret about lt. ,r
I>eba then told bf She; several failures
of the American Rn%$vny Union to
cure arbitration fro*u"he Pullman Com
pany and the subsequent inauguration
bf the" strike.
"Not only did the employee of the
various roads strike because of the in
justice being done to the Pullman em
ploye*, but because the various roads
had grievances bf their own, which I
•hall proceed in time to show, we used
our Influence to prevent strikes during
the World's Pair, na we did not believe
It just to the public to Inaugurate a
•trike nit »uch a time. It was nil that
c could be done by the leaders of the la-
bbr unions to prevent a strike. In view
of the men working' throughout the
fair the railroad managers on many of
the roads promised an in-creaso .of
wages after the fair was over. Instead
of dbing this, they began Immediately
after the fair closed to begin a sys
tematic reduction of Wages throughout
f the country. No two companies re
duced wages at the same time. This,
to me, was a very significant option.
It shows to me that there was a con-
•Piracy among the various roads and
that they did not wish to arouse the
antagonism of too many railroad em
ployes at the same time.”
Mr. Debs said moreover no railroad
reduced the wages bf all its men at
the r^pie time, but reduced them In
sections. He declared the American
Railway Union viewed theee reductions
with the greatest apprehension. The
organization felt tho-t they had come
to a time to act. He continued:
"When the American Railway Union
met in convemlbn in Chicago on .Tune
21 I was confronted by these conditions
as well as the state of affairs at £ull
man."
"Was tills convention called to con
sider the reduction of wages br the
PulVmnn matter?” asked Commissioner
Wright.
‘The convention wan called for no
specific purpose. It wbs the regular
quadrennial convention, provided for
by the constitution.”
The witness then enumerated the fail
ures of the old labor organizations to
(rain redress for their grievances and
asserted they felt their only hope lay In
the American Railway Union, to which
they finally turned for help.
When aeked what the outcome of th-
convention, which declared the boycott
against Pullman cars would have been
had it not been for the grievance* of
the Pullman employes. Debs said there
would have been no strike but far the
Pullman trouble, as the American Rail
way Union, owing to the depression
the country, deemed it an lnauuplci
time to strike.
"I would like tb state/* wild Debs,
"that the railroad companies have ne’ .
Ttitsod wages on their own accord. Ev
ery increase In wages has been wruni,
from them by organized labor. I bdd
no voice In ordering this strike myself/
•aid the witness, “but If 1 bad had
Vblce to It I would have ordered It- .
have no desire to shirk my responsl
blllty. My record will show also that 1
have always.counseled against violence.
The telegram attributed to me which
read: *8ave your money and buy
sun.* though sent over my signature,
ntver saw. It was went by our atenog-
rapher to his superior in Montana end
wae not Intended to be Rlterally under*
stood. It was merely a playful expree-
span current In VoBtam."
The witness claimed that the men
would hare won the strike Wd n**t
the courts interfered. "It was not the
^•o.dlers/* he said, "or the old labor
organisations, but the federal courts
that kept us from winning. By the nr-
re« of the leaders the ranks of L
strikers were demoralized."
**^*£2^1 Cea. Miles .with te.ug
league with the railroad managers to
uppress the strike, and related in
duces where, as he alleged, men were
made to work At the point of the bayo
net. ’
The refusal of the general managers
> accept the American Railway
U twin's proposition to end the strike
was then recited. Mr. Deba denied
that the American Railway Union had
any antipathy for the old organiza
tions. "Within the next three daya,”
said the wltnasw. were willing to
take steps to unite *«U1 labor organiza
tions. We are willing to give up our
positions and sacrifice the American
Railway Un-ion to accept such a result
and agreed not to accept an official
position at the head of the new organ
ization.”
When the committee took its noon
recess Debs <was still on the stand.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 1:30 o'clock Debs resumed his
stand.,.He testified Duct'from the be
ginning of the strike the American
Railway Union and strike leaders had
been badly 'treated by the Chicago
press. In in'terlvews they had been
misrepresented. Debs said that if there
had been a revolution it would have
been directly chargeable to the presa
of-.Ohio.igo rather than to the American
JtywKrey Union.
-•'Do you charge the general mana
gers with being responsible for the
srrfke?” asked Commissioner Wright.
"Well, I could hardly go as far as
thjat. I believe, however, mat they had
mlictv'to do with keeping it up.”
“How would you gain the demands
of the laborers on quisl-publlc corpora
tions?" asked Judge Worthington.
"1Uere are two ways. One is the way
of the old brotherhoods. .That is, get
ting a schedule of wages gradually
from the companies. Tnere has been
lltile good In 'this mode of procedure.
It takes a strike to winsome times; but
I don't believe H'he railroad employes
of this-country could win a strike to
day if they were all organized Jn one
brotherhood, because the courts ure
against labor. I oan show in twenty
years of writing I have always been
opposed tb strikes, but I think there
tire names when they are Justifiable, no
m-a'iter how much the public is discom
moded.”
Debs said he did not think the gen
eral managers were always to be
blamed in reducing wages, because
their orders came from a higher
soured. He believed that the American
RuUvay Union could never havd been
crushed, and the spirit of organization
among the laboring men would always
be strong. He predicted that more se
rious troubles would occur than ever
before.
Now,” continued (Debs, "you have
asked me how I would avert railroad
strikes. I believe the government own
ership of railroads would be far beater
than the railroad ownership of the
government. I do no«t believe any last
ing good can oome from arbtratlon. I
do not think the government supervi
sion of railroads would answer the pur
pose. In such & case as the Pullman
company, I believe compulsory arbi
tration would be of benefit. A state
court might be of some good for ordi
nary labor 'troubles. I would, in such
case, have 'the trial of *the difference',
by Jury. I am In favor of some sys
tem, however, thUt will result in mutual
good. feeling, -and neither strikes or
compulsory -arbitralIon can result in
anything but Ill-feeling. I nm in favor
of .licensing railroad employes."
Debs was cross-examined by Com mis
missloner Kernan,.\Vho sought to bring
out the olnt 'chat a state board of nr-
bftraitfon would be of benefit in adjust
lng labor troubles. Debs admitted that
At would be of temporary benefit, but
advocated, above al things, the gov
ernment ownership of railroads, not
withstanding that Kernan pointed out
that such a state of'affairs would be
CONGRESSMEN
COMING HOME
The House and Senate Meet and
Adjourn, Awaiting Signature to
the Tariff Bill.
THE FOUR FREE BILLS REPORTED
But They Will Mat Ba Pasted It, th.
Senate—It la Iiupeeulble to Got a
(tuururn-Adjournment of
Cougreat Near*
impnacclcaible.
"I bell-eve I
in abolishing .the wage
sys:em. I -believe in co-operation oi
wealth."
"In other words, you believe in state
soclaUwm," said Mr. Wright.
"Well, yes, In the essential points of
state socialism. The wage system Is
nothing more than shivery.” '
Mr. Morrlsey, secretary of the Order
of Railway Trainmen, told of the con
ference of labor leaders cit th* Briggs
house, and he was followed by Grand
Chief Clarke of Che order of conduc
tors. He favored licensing railway
employee, while Morrlsey opposed the
Idea.
George M. Pullman has been asked
to appear before ithe labor committee
to give testimony as to the difficult*
be.tween himself and his employes. It
was »atfd tod-ay that Mr. Wright had a
personal interview on ‘Saturday with
RuRmuu, and Informed Mm that ho
would be expected t-> testify. Wh<*th<»r
Pul'man has acceded to <n* dccllm-d -to
comply with the request, and what
course the committee would pursue In
the event of Pullman’s proving contu
macious would all appear In proper
time In the proceedings of the commit
tee, said Mr. Wright. I-t was said that
several of the general managers had
been also summoned'.
SUFFERING AT PULLMAN.
Governor Altgeld Gives the Conditions of
the Strikers* Families.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—Governor Attgeld, in
his official capacity, came from the state
capitol today to investigate personally the
condition of 1,600 ex^raployes of the Pull
man Palace Car Company, their wives
and children. Chairman H-athcotp >n
the strike committee and his colleagues
had written a letter to the gbvernor tell
lng him the former employes of the com
peny who wen- out Aork wen* In a
starving condition. After a thorough In
vestigation the governor found that this
statement of the condition of the people
In Pullman and Its vicinity, who went
on a strike, was not exaggerated,
also found that there was no longer any
strike there; that all the old men had
been applying dally for work for thel a*t
ten days. All not employed are now suf
fering, men and women. Instead of the
strikers. The governor learned In a short
time that the great strike was off, and
that starvation was In vogue to a dls
treaslng extent, and he proposes to re
lieve the unfortunate people as quickly
as possible. He said today:
"I was met by several of the Pullman
officials and also by the chairman of
the strike committee and others. I asked
them to (eke me to tbe homes of those
in want. I visited a great many houres
I Mttt into the kitchens and the bed
rooms. There is no question about the
conditions which exist In Pullman among
those who are not at work. All of the
strikers have been living for the last two
months and a half on what has been given
them by the labor organizations and
charity. I spent half a day among them,
and, although I confined my visit to Pull
man. I extended my Inquiries to Kensing
ton and Rostand, where many of the
people In distress live. I had a consulta
tion with the Pullman officials and found
no difference of opinion as to the condi
tions nor to the extent of distress. The
officials agreed that nearly all the strikers
had to subsist on what bad been given
them by charity and the relief associa
tions for the last ten weeks. The relief
committee find* that Us support Is ex
hausted. When the works dosed *,250
people were on the pay rolls. There are
now employed In the shops, bti* of
that number over f7> are new m* ri — and
the remainder are from the original ttn-
AOoatiaucd on page i)
OPERATIVES
ON A STRIKE
The Mills of New Bedford, Mass,
Closed on Account of Hands
Quitting.
ELEVEN THOUSAND WALK OUT
Tlta Strikers Haves Good Fund in Rank
aud Will Resist the Cat In Witgoi
Proposed By the Mill
Operators*
Washington, Aug. 20.-(Mr. Harris,
the tufting chairman of the finance
oommittee, curried, out today the prom
ise which ho made to the senate last
week, that the four house bills to place
on 'fine freo list sugar, coal* iron ore
aud barbed wire would be reported
back from the committee If they
were referred to It. They wore all re
ported .back, nil but one In forma differ
ent from those In which the house bad
prepared them. The fwe sugar bill no
longer provided for free sugar, but for
an ud valorem duty of 40 per cent, on
all sugars aud for a specific duly of 2
uenks a gallon on molasses testing over
40 and not above 66 degrees, and of 4
oentk on molasses above 60 degrees,
omitting all reference to differentials.
The frefc coal bill came back with a
provision for a- duty on all coal Import
ed from countries t-hat levied import
duty on American coal. The free iron
ore bill was the only one thuic came
back in its original shape. As to the
mmnuu inmtbrm aO ,- s asfltht
barbed wire olil, t-.ie exposure of the
blundering on the part of the house
was amazing. It appeared that the
house, in its precipitancy, hud not (as
il liJ.eiiuea to ao) placed barbed wire
on the free fist at nil, but had, on tne
conuuuy, mdae uhe materials out of
wnlah it wui» manufactured tree, thus
giving all tde benefits of legislation
to the manufacturers of barbed wire
aud none of them to the farmers of tho
Untied Smte». Tnut vi© w of the case
was put very strongly by two of the
Republican members (Allison uud Al
drich) aud was admitted by (Mr. (Har
ris. The bill wua Miewfore reported
back with a substitute placing on the
(free list barbed fence wire und wire
rods of iron or «eel for tos manufact
ure. AH t'he bills were placed on the
calendar. Although there was no ac
tual quorum present, hut only thirty-
eight senators answering, several bills
were passed, among them a senate bill
reported -from the Judiciary committee
by Sir. Hill for the prompt prosecution
und flpoedy determination of the claim
of tho,United States against the estate
of tho late' Lelaud Stunford (orbing
out 'bf the IPdJ^flc’ railroad Indebted
ness); also house bill to amend the net
of March 3, 1691. to create a new divis
ion in the Northern Judicial district of
Georgia.
A'fter a brief executive session, the
senate. a)t 1:40 o'clock, Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Aug. 20.—The house
as in session but fifty minutes today,
und In that tlnu* transacted but little
business of importance. A bill was
paired appropriating *9,000 for addi
tional clerical force In the bureau of
Internal revenue, and *5,000 for the ex
penses of the commbwlon to determine
tho amount of the claim of the Vene
zuelan Steam Transportation Compuny
of New York against Venezuela.
The question was asked Mr. Sayers
if tire 9,000 appropriation was made
necessary by the opefaUon of the pro
posed Income lax, arid Mr. Heard an
swered that it was ptbbable.but ho did
not know.
A bill wue also passed to incorporate
the Society of American Florists.
Mr. Tarnsey’s bill to amend tho lend
schedule, as agreed upon by tho com
mittee on ways and means, was report
ed and placed on the calendar.
jMr. McCreary endeavored to secure
consideration of the nubstltute for tfee
Boutelle resolution recognizing the
Hawaiian republic, reported from tho
committee on foreign affairs, but Mr,.
Payne objected, on the ground thrift, to*
minority members of the committee
were not present toddy to discuss the
matter. In response to Mr. McCren-
ry’a suggestion that 'thorp should bo no
further May, Mr. Payne Raid the com
mittee -hud waited so long before re
porting the resolution that nothing
would Huffer by postponing action a
day or two longer.
A mw-iKO from the president was
received annoqnclng the*signing of tlao
sundry civil appropriation bill.
At 12:60 o’clock the house adjourned.
JUDGE PORTER'S * CONFITCMiATION
Washington, Aug. 20.—Tho senate
went into executive session this after
noon for the purpose of taking up the
case of J, D. Porter, nominated UnK*d
States fudge for tho I'Visi’ern und Mid
dle district of Tennessee. This nomi
nation was rejected by the committee
on the Judiciary against the urgent up-
peel of Senator Harris, and he hie ty**
•tormined to have the nomination con
firmed over the heads of the committee
If possible.
When the matter was called up to
day, Mr. Bate, who opposes Judge
Porter, made the point of no quorum
and would Dot let the senate take ac-
tlou without a quorum. The chino?s
are that Mr. Harris, if be can secure a
quorum, will override the committ-'e
The outlook, however, for the appear
ance of a quorum at any subsequent
imeting of the senate during this ses
sion la very remote. /
THREE VACANCIES FILLED.
Washington, Aug. 20.—The Wires va
cancies of grades of assistant paymas
ter in the navy were filled *W» morn
ing by appointments which the presi
dent signVd at Gray tables Saturday.
The fortunate men are: Morton Ram-
ray, son of Admiral Ramsay, at pres
ent acting secretary of the navy; Guy
Rodgers, son of Charles Alexander
Rodgers of the army and grandson of
«k» Ut« Admiral Rodger*,.and Joe
Cheatham of T< nnesfiw.
Superintendent Kimball of the Mfo
saving KArvtce today issued orders
that all life saving station* on the At
lantic coast should be named Immedi
ately, in accordrair-e with the n~w net
dl eon*re*< providing that the life
Bivjng »tatloas should be kept open
from the M Of August untl Hi* let at
June following. Instead of trim the 1st
of September to tho *st of May.
New Bedford. Mass., Aug. 20.—This
morning the cotton operatives* Inau
gurated their general strike and nearly
11,000 are idle. The machinery of but
five of the twenty-seven mills In tho
city will be shut down with the others.
The manufacturers have nothing to say,
but the notices of reduction against
which help rebel are still posted.
Secretary Ross of the Spinners’ Union
stated this morning that the members
of hU union had lined up for a long
struggle, and confidently expect that It
will bo of months’ duration.
The sitrlke promises to be the most
Important that ever occurred in the
textile industry in Massachusetts. The
manufacturers must fight persistently
orgunlzed unions, some of which are
fairly wealthy. Notable In this par
ticular is the Spinners' Union, which
has a fund in its treasury aggregating
at least *30,000. The spinners have
voted, however, m/t- to touch Uny of
this money for a month.
Tho Situation in New Bedford Is quite
different from that lu Fall River. In
the latter city print cloths are manu
factured for the most part, and thexo
is a larger stock of goods on hand.
Here, however, the mills manufacture
a liner grade of goods and some of them
•have orders which would keep the mills
bmiy for a^veral months. A conference
yesterday developed u new feature,
which they operatives ray reveals the
plan of thej manufacturers with relation
to the impending struggle. It had
hitherto bisn supposed that inasmuch
us the Spinners' Union was much
stronger than the weavers* organiza
tion the fifiinufaetul-ers would cater to
the spinners In the reduction and con
ciliate them If possible. .
Every mill posted lts reduction sched
ules Saturday and they wefo compared
by the labor leaders yesterday. While
the schedules' fire dissimilar It was
found that the manufacturers had cut
dawn the oplnuero more than 10 per
cent. in. ninny instances, while the
weavers were rfot cut at all, br very
little. Thii* ratio is preserved system
atically throughout the mills and the
operatives Relieve that the manufacture
res hope to get tho weavers back before
many weeks. An long no the weavers
are not bucked by n strong treasury the
manufacturers think they will not hold
out very long, particularly os their
wages will not be changed and they
will only be impeded to stuy out through
•ympAthy. The nranufacturem tiilnk
that by the time they are ready to Htart
up the weavers will be ready to come
In and that yam can be bought from
other mills until tho bplnnero ure ready
to eucoumb. But there Is no trepidation
on the part of tho operatives. All are
buoyant ami confident of ultimate suc
cess. Some mills, rib doubt, are pre
paring for a long shut down.
"The meeting of the manufacturer*
Thursday wss an adjourned session,"
said a gentleman who was preaeot,
"and wuh not called because of the ac
tion of the spinners, as supposed. In
fact, the determination of the splnnera
was but briefly touched upon. The
meeting was held to decide upon some
plan of reduction whereby the bc«t paid
employes In the jntlls might be reduced
and those who are clftfMed ns small paid
help either be but slightly cut down or
not touched at nil. This matter wan
fully discussed and finally It was de
cided thart each corporation nhould reg
ulate Its own adjustment of the cut-
down, which Is from 2 1-2 tn 10 per cent.
In a great many instances there will
be no cut-down whatever, K Is said. As
a rule «11 Of the Hpinnfrs, who an* tii«-
best paid men In the different mills out
side of the officials, will be affected by
the new ordor of thlngn. Thai tho win
ners would, resent such action was the
unanimous opinion of those present,
but 'Ihe plan adopted Is considered the
only one which will Insure the running
of the mills without loss under the
present condition of buulnes. Whether
or not the operative*! are successful,
’>.• • ■ 1 ! i.-f int--nt**ri t., r»-m-iln
MI in f.«- summer months thuu lat-*r
in -the •eaBon."
ADD NEW BEDFORD DATE
The developments in the great textile
■trike today are many and complicated.
During the early part of fhe day tho
streets presented a holiday uppea ranee as
the thousands of newly elected operatives
wandered to and fro, brim full of hilarity
and confident or victory. With 4 the ex
ception of a Hltglit disturbance at tho
Bristol mill, where a dozen operatives
who were at 1vork were attacked at
noon, the day was very quiet, and the
behavior of the strikers was orderly.
As the day advanced, signs of a weak
ening of the manufacturers were mani
fested. William D. Howland, treasurer
of the Howkind Now Bedford Manufactur
ing Company, took the initiative In weak
enlng among the manufacturers. From
the start he was opposed to the strike,
and his manly action today in making
concessions to the strikers won the ad
miration of the public. Mr. Howland has
■Imply waived the cut-down till he
decide what action he will adopt.
the lcudcre of the vacation were de
nounced openly. A*t St, Patricks
church, where Rev. Michael Cook la
pastor, the pe’ople were advised to "re-
mkUn at work and not <be led by would-
be labor leaders, whoso Mick tongues
lead to dizzy heights. The actions of
these men have Impoverished the dis
trict and they are liUle better than An-
m-l.iM 4.”
Much importance ds atUtched to this
clergyman's words from the fact that
he has preached in the heart of a thriv
ing mill centre of this city and he Is
very papular and much beloved In a
congregation of about 3,000 people. The
carders, splnnera. lbom flxera and slash
er tenders started to work In till the
nuill«*. us they promised to do at the
meetings held last night.
STRIKING SPINNERS INDORSED.
Boston, Aug. 20.—The cxcutlve com
mittee of the National Spinners' Union
met yesterday. It was the sentiment
of the meeting that th nation of the
Now Bedford aplnners in striking was
just, as was Also that of the Pall River
splnnera In voting to accept a reduc
tion and support Uiem. It was voted to
assess all spinners In the country 60
cents n week for three weeks, and at.
the end of that time. If a. settlement
was not reached, to call n convention
of mule splnhers In Bbston.
MILLS DECLARE DIVIDENDS.
Fall River, Mass., Aug. 20.—Tho
quarterly dividends paid the stockhold
ers In tho mills In.'this city dhl av
erage quite 1-4 per cent, the lost three
months. Returns ehow A decline of
*40,750 In (the last quarter. Seven cor
porations have paraed dividends and
between seven and eleven paid divi
dends from surplus account* rather
tt&n from the earnings of the past nine
months. Many of the mills are . taking
advantage of the easy money market
•to renew tlie machinery in most of
the planits. Quoted pjrlces of shore*
have reached rock-bottom figures and
few offerings of choice stock ure noted
by the brokers. The total capital stock
represented 1s *20,918,000, but the in
verted capital te not far from *10,000,-
000. The percentage of earnings Is 1.24.
RESUMED OPERATIONS.
(Wheeling, 'W. Vft., Aug. 20.—A large
number of men resumed work here
today. The big Riverside tube works
went on full time after months of par
tial idleness, and 'the Wheeling steel
plant has also resumed operations.
FUIMAIN WORKS FULL.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—This morning a
mob of 160 unemployed Italians, Polee
and Bohemians attacked a party of
men who were on t'heJr way to work
tn the brick yards at Pullman. The
workmen repulsed thalr nss.vllan'ts be
fore 'the police arrived. Nobody was
seriously Injured.
A't the Pullman works fully 600 men
were refused employment. Superin
tendent Middleton said: "The only
obonoe now for new men Is for them to
take che pktoe of men who quit work;
We have all the men we shall need for
some time, and we arc running all de
partments, whi» a force sufficiently
large tto do the work iwe haye on hand
at present.’*
CRIMES AND
CASUALTIES
Ineendivie, Threaten to Wipe Out
Bergen Point. N. Y., With
the Torch,
SUNDAY NIGHT’S CONFLAGRATION
A Train Dlfehed on the Wabash Road
und devaral Men Killed aud Many
Injured—Severul Life buy
ers Are Missing,
SIXTEEN ItUNRED HUNGRY.
Springfield, Ill., Aug. 20.—Governor
Alrgeld has received a letter from the
committee of the Pullman citizen*, ask
ing assistance In feedlnig 1,000 families
who are unable to get work there. The
Pudlman company, ft is alleged, 1s im
porting men from all over the country
an<l turning many old hands out on the
mti-*-: . Tin* gi»v»»rnr>r !*• ft for ChlfMj'o
Inst night and will Investigate.the sit
uation at Pullman today.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
A War of Words and Venting of Spleen
in the Commons.
'London, Aug. 20.—The house of lords
Iuh paused the equalIza'ilon of London
rates ills. The Irish Nationalists dn tho
liouae of commons lost their alienee to
day and snowed the Ir disgust at the
failure of all Irish ' legislation. Sir
William Harcount hod proposed the
postponement of»taking tho report of
che supply committee, including tne
vote for the lords and officials. Thomas
Sexton, entl-Fi-rneUte member for
North Kerry, had protested heatedly
amidst the cheers of be Nationalist
memons. The houso then .went into
committee of way* and iimmoh. Sexton
move to rise and report progress to th<
houso.
Sir Wilttam Hflraoart replied: "I
hope such a method of hindering the
government will not bo persisted In."
Mr. Sexton excitedly exclaimed that
he und hJs colleagues had had their
patience so strained that they couid
not endure muoh more. The govern
ment fcnd agreed with the Torres in the
present co«e.'to postpone certain orders.
He would not bo a party to this agree-
men’t; he would press the motion.
On n dlvtaion the motion was defeat
ed by a vote of 64 to 31.
James Henry Dalzel, Liberal member,
moved that the- chairman vacate tho
dhulc. Sir William prwesed against
sucfii tatcrllcs. Sexton repeated his ae-
cumiithm that the ogvernment wan
making common cause wkh the Tories
in certain matters. The object of tho
postpon^vnent proposed by Bir WlUiatn
Harcourt, he nU, was to give the To
ries an opportunity to drum up their
party support for the lords' vote.
(N i»n-m ilin and radical chc<*rs.)
DiilsM'a motion and two other motion*
of similar Intent were then rejected,
Justin McCarthy, lender of Ui** unil-l'ur-
nfeUltcst moved that the cnlrman vacate
the chair.. He charged the government
with a lock of earnestness In expressing
the feelings of the commons and tho
nation toward the house of lords. John
Dillon supported McCarthy, and rcpeatel
his charges against the government.
Sir William Harcourt made a compre.
henslve disavowal for the government.
No members of the govftnmcnt, he raid,
had knowingly acted against the senti
ment of the house and the elections. IP
felt i keen appreciation of the loyal sup
port given by the Irish members.
McCarthy’s motion was rejected by
vote of 63 to 12.
Veeey Knox, anti-Parnelllte member
for West Cavanaugh, participated In the
debate In a short, sharp speech, beginning
Bergen Faint, N. J., Aug. LU.—Tho
luei'mliiiries who rumnml opcratluiu In
ihiyomio about a month ngo Kindled,
}UHt betoru 1 o'clock this morning, u
tiro that destroyed about $2.-iO,ooo
worth of property. The blaze started
In the form of the gigantic plant of tho
defunct Carr & Hobson (limited) Com
panies’ iur.culmr.il implement factory,
extcMEug from lira Juuctiini of Aveuun
A and west First street, Bergen Point,
to tho KUI-von Kttll slum*, uud termi
nus of tho new Hudson Company bou-
lorunl.
Those who first saw the tiro say tho
dames burst out simultaneously lu sev
eral sections of tho works. When tho
Buyunuo Urcincu arrived nt the works
they found that tho hydrants lu tlio
lramcdtato vicinity, lmd been so tam
pered with that It required almost nn
hour’s labor to open tho valves uud
get water on tho flames. By this time,
the drying shed, a long frame bulldlug,
und Its contents were burned to tho
ground. Then the flumes ruined tho
old machine shop and foundry, tlirco
large br.ol. Ijuild.iis.'i miming piirnllid
with a large brick building about filXI
feet long and about 0(1 feet wide. This
hitter building was also bmlly damaged
before tho Urcincu got tho bluzo under
odutrnl.
Tho works wero occupied by Uio
Moltko Fire Proof Construction Com
pany. successors to the Eastern Plas
ter Board Company, .uid. by the tills
Class Manufacturing Company. Tho
hitter corporation loses foO.biK) In ma
chinery, material nml stock. Tho
Moltko Company s loss Is estimated nt
$100,000 on tho drying sheds, machin
ery, about 200 tons of ooooauut lll.ro,
cork, reeds and sedge, comprising raw,
material, and a large quantity of flu-
IsheU sticks. On tlio other building tho
loss Is placed at about $100,1X10. Tito
property belongs to tho American Ex
change National Bank, under tho pro
visions of a mortgage given by tha
former owners.
..nil the assertion that ’’nne words tail
Mr. *er no parsnips,” end ending with th. In
Howland’, action will restore to work 'tolry, "When d!d the government eon
1,700 l.'.nds, un-1 ii.,-t of tbits repere—nt | c *ade Jb^Jr era „
Lote this afternoon A. C. Pierce was
asked If the action token by 3tr. Howland
would be th, ..jus*.- of other mills re
suming operations. ■ He repllct: -The mills
win lock up tonight indeltnltcly.''
THE SITUATION DISTURBED.
Full River, Aug. ?0.—The manufac
turing bKu.u! jn today la In a very much
disturbed cMkllf'w’jn. Only about one-
third of the loom, in the mills are run
ning, the rest ot them being idle on ac
count of the voluntary vacation taken
by the weavns. The lr i works,
American linen, Cornell, King I'hlfWv.
Metacomet. Kerr thread mills, Hobe
yard and'the Kinford spinning mills are
running as fully as ihoy were lut week.
In the other mills the looms running
vary from DO* any to 1,400. There are
not many manufacturers who cire to
ssy that the vacation will «nd In one,
two or four weeks.
In two or three churches yesterday
Bir William denied that there was nny
compact with the Tories The house ad
journed at 4 o'clock p. m.
CATHOLIC TEACHERS ALLOWED.
Olft Certain Restrictions Placed on
Teaching of Oatedhlam.
Ebrnsburg, Pa„ Aug. *0.—Judge
Barker mdaylKi ndid down a decision
In the sqlt brought by VV. T. Kerr,
•tate-counsellor of th« Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, against
the *baard of directors ot the Oallluen
reboot to prevent the employment of
Catholic cistern wearing th<-lr religious
garb as teachers. The Judge decided
rtxK sisters may bd employed as teach-
ers, that they muy be aril red In the
garb of their order, and that they may
be addressed by giuplls by their re I-
glow names, ut refuses to allow the
Catholic catechism to be taught. The
casts were divided.
FIVE MEN MISSING. j
A Boat Caaftilulng Members of tlis
Coast Survey Capsized.
Olyinpln, Wash., Aug. AO.—A apodal
to III.- I.edg.'i' Innii A' .Mill ki.vh that
Saturday inorutug, while making it
landing through lira surf lit Joe Clock*
f.ftoon miles north of tlray’a Hnrbur,
the whalo boat and crow of nine men
In rommuml of Lieut. Freeman H. Cros
by, United States navy, of tlio (Jn.tiKl
States oonst survey, stmuter McArthur*'
were capsized and Uvo men nro missing,
namely: Lieut..Crosby, John Froyor,
John Uuilmniilz, William Nclim and
Alexander Smith.
At present tlio full particulars cannot
be. ascertained, owing to the dltUuulty,
of getting traits from the locality.
KILLED IN A SVIASII-UP. 1
A Train Ditched and Several Persons
Killed and Mnny Injured.
St. Ismts, Aug. 20,—About midnight:
lust .night freight train No. Ui. on tho
Wnbasli nsul. struck a lease two miles
west of Jouesburg, which resulted la
tlie ditching of the loouawUtrn ami
nineteen cars, nml Uio killing of Engi
neer C. Wei ton af Mobcrly, Mo., nml
three tramps, named lllrcli Miller, Wll-
Ham Andlcr and J. Thomson. A brake-
man, a flreiniin and six Ollier tramps
were more or less Injured., the liremaa
untl one trump probably fatally. ,
COLD FOR BRECKINRIDGE.
Hu. Appearance at the Homo of Owens
Created No Enthusiasm.
Lexington, Ky., Aug. 20.—Tho Breck
inridge storming of Hon. W. C. Owens'
home at Georgelossi today was a fail
ure, ao far as UmverLIng citizens of
Dick Johnson’s old home to the Breck
inridge fnkh wum concerned: Special
trains were ran from all t-alnts' In the
Ashland congressional district, and
probably 2,Old people landed In the city,
Dn nearly every public place and in the
Lancaster hotel, where Col. Breckin
ridge stopped, placm d» were thickly
tsck.'d up bearing the device: "Our
candidate, Hon. W. C. Owens."
The speaking took place In the court
house, which heir only about 600 peo
ple. There were sto'sjbly 200 women
present. CoL BrccktnrIJge was intro
duced by Dr. John Lewis, who said
that he did not condone the adulterous
acta of Cel. lirecklnrlditr. but was not
willing to desert a friend In need.
The cblonel was on his mettle and
did his best to convert some of his
Bcott county opponents, but tils drag
ging Into the campaign the name of
their blot. Richard M. Johnston, wa*
toe much, and not a man extended the
colonel hla hand of sympathy.
The colonel reached Georgetown be
fore nny or the trains arrived, but
passed through the streets unnoticed to
the hotel, where a few people . enter
tained him until hta friends came In.
There, wua an Insider* before the
■peaking. Professor t Poynter Nelson
of this city was shot thmugh the left
thigh and for a while the excitement
ran very high. Jt ivas soon found that
the shooting wa- ecctdsntaL tb- wound
being tnfllcte.1 by a ptatoi In the hands
of a Mr. Glass, who was trying to shoot
u negro with wh . mhe was Involved In
a di[Acuity. Both Glas- and the negro
were arrested.
WEATHER INDICATION*.
Wdnhinscton, Aug. 20. - For Georgia;
Fair; cooler In northern portion; varia
ble wind*. .